So I stopped into Michaels today, not a special trip, but because I had an errand next door. They had lots of new stuff! And big changes, at least for mine, so far as stamping.
1) Stamping aisle much smaller! The area for wood block and clear stamps was noticeably smaller! Far fewer stamps. A lot still from Stampendous and their Recollections brand, a few Hero Arts.
2) They had a "Color Splash" and "Boho" display with Recollection items. They had recollections branded watercolor crayons, watercolor resist tags and paper pads, LOTS of Ombre items including paper pads and inkpads (I bought an inkpad), and more surprising to me WOOD STAMPS! I thought they were foam at first, but they are wood.
3) Lots of Pantone pink and blue items through out the store.
4) New Distress products. They have kits of products for Distress Crayons, Inks, Mixed Media and more that contain not just the main product but also paper and stamps, etc. These were priced $25.
5) Lots of items in the store all around that look like they are meant to be altered for home decor.
6) Still a lot of stuff across papercrafting and more meant for party decor.
I have a few pictures because it was a really big overhaul in my store, at least. I will try to attach them.
Do these trends interest you? Do you like the direction the big box craft stores are going?
